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THE BUCKET LIST with stewed peas, carrots, tomatoes, and a potpourri of Arabian spices that made our mouths water as soon as the dish was carried from the kitchen, balanced atop the head of our host. Seated cross-legged on carpets spread out on the rooftop of the family home, we feasted in the open air, an eclectic group of locals and foreigners breaking bread together. As delicious as the main course was, the Nubians saved the best for last, bringing out “dumpling donuts” for dessert — deep-fried balls of dough dipped in honey, melted sugar and chocolate. Corinne and I could have died happy feasting on those. Of course, I’m glad we didn’t — die, I mean — because we would have missed our journey down the Nile. A river the ancients called the “gift of life,” we spent a day and a half sailing the Nile feeling a little like ancient Egyptian pharaohs and queens ourselves. Aboard a felucca, the traditional sailing vessel of Egypt, we lounged on cushions and pillows, sipping wine and nibbling plump strawberries while drifting past palm trees and desert dunes the colour of burnished gold. The only thing missing were servants fanning us with palm leaves — although Corinne made me flap a pillow over her to create a cool draft! Even the weather cooperated, with blue sky, gentle wind and warm rays from Ra, the Sun God. And that was just during the day. The open-air deck of the felucca was also our sleeping quarters for the night. That’s right, we slept beneath the stars upon the Nile, snuggled under camel blankets in the dark, listening to the lapping water and gazing up at a sky ablaze with stars. It doesn’t get much better! own language (not Arabic), avoid the Egyptian census, and are a proud and wonderful people. We even had the privilege of being invited into the desert residence of a local Nubian family. They cooked us a meal of roasted chicken overlaid Well, maybe it does. This trip also had us exploring the Grand Egyptian Museum, home to the riches of Tutankhamun and enough 4,000-year-old mummies to film an endless array of horror movies. We walked the Avenue of the Sphinxes, an ancient, kilometres-long boulevard that runs along the Nile and is lined with hundreds of millennia-old stone lions adorned with human heads. And we visited the Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek. The place still houses the mummified remains of 3,000-year-old reptiles that are said to terrorize the spirit world. 14 • GREYBRUCEBOOMERS.COM
y Doug Archer And, of course, we travelled to the Valley of the Kings. Just west of the Nile, near the city of Luxor, in a gorge that stretches between barren desert mountains, 63 pharaohs lie buried in vaults beneath the scorched ground. The entire valley is a labyrinth of deep tunnels dug into the earth, all leading to chambers filled with treasures and the corpses of royals, including Ramses II, Amenhotep and Tutankhamun. Of course, whatever riches and mummified remains the grave-robbers missed lie in museums today, but one can still journey into the tunnels and chambers to see the elaborate reliefs and hieroglyphics etched into the walls millennia ago, celebrating the glories of the great kings of Egypt. And it wasn’t just kings. There was also Hatshepsut, the first woman ruler of ancient Egypt. Rising to power in 1478 BCE, she brought peace and prosperity to the land by cultivating alliances with neighboring territories, rather than waging war. For this, her subjects worshipped her, ultimately constructing a mortuary in her honour that is considered one of the greatest architectural achievements of ancient times. A massive, multi-columned structure cut into a mountain face, it is an array of stepped platforms, pillared porticoes and vibrant reliefs, all proclaiming the wonders of Hatshepsut. As our trip reached its end, Corinne and I were left proclaiming the wonders of Egypt. The eternal pyramids. Floating upon the Nile in the style of Anthony and Cleopatra. The landscape of sunburnt sand and desert oases. The Valley of the Kings. The Nubian people. The mummies. HOW TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES DURING A PANDEMIC 5 STEPS TO GET YOUR FINANCES IN ORDER READ MORE READ MORE TAKING YOUR PENSION VS A COMMUTED ‘LUMP SUM’ VALUE Find these articles and more on www.mannerow.ca or Facebook.com/MicheleMannerowCFP CONTROLLING WHAT YOU CAN WHEN THINGS FEEL OUT OF CONTOL READ MORE READ MORE Plan • Invest • Retire It was truly worth the 50-year wait. Doug Archer is a local writer and speaker who enjoys celebrating the multifaceted lives of the 50-plus generation. He is also the author of two locally set mystery-adventure novels for readers ages eight to 99 — because you’re never too old for an adventure. Learn more at www.coldcasekids.com or contact him at archer@bmts.com. Michele Mannerow CFP, R.F.P., CIM, FCSI, FMA Financial Advisor - Manulife Securities Incorporated Insurance Advisor - Manulife Securities Insurance Inc. 167 - 10th Street West, Owen Sound, N4K 3R1 Branch (519) 470-2250 Direct (519) 470-PLAN (7526) www.mannerow.ca | m.mannerow@manulifesecurities.ca SUMMER 2020 • 15
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